Caramels

2 c. sugar
1 c. heavy cream
1 c. light corn syrup
1/2 t. salt

Put all ingredients in a heavy bottomed pan and stir on medium heat until boil. After it boils STOP STIRRING. Time for 10 min.

Drizzle 1 more cup of cream when boils and time for 5 min. Cut 1/3 c. butter into chunks and drop into mixture. DON'T STIR.

Put candy thermometer in until it reaches a good firm soft ball. Sitr in 1 t. vanilla and pour into a buttered Pyrex dish.

Let cool, then cut into strips 3" by 1/2" and wrap in waxed paper.

Ham, Corn Chowder

*A great way to use holiday ham leftovers. You could also use bacon with this.

5 potatoes, peeled, cubed
2 onions, chopped
2 c. cooked ham
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 can whole kernal corn, undrained
1/2 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
2 chicken boullion cubes (or chicken flavoring)
2 c. water (I use more water than this, I just fill in water until it covers the ham & vegetables.)
1 can evaporated milk
1 can cream of chicken soup
1-2 T. flour for thickening, if desired

Add all ingredients, except for the last three, to a crockpot. Cook for about 4-5 hours until potatoes are nice and soft. Add the last 3 remaining ingredients 30 minutes before serving.

Lemon Cream Cheese Bars

1 yellow cake mix
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/3 c. sugar
1 t. lemon juice
1/3 c. oil
2 eggs

Combine dry cake mix with 1/3 c. oil and 1 egg. Mix until crumbly. Reserve 1 c. and pat the remaining mixture lightly in ungreased 13 x 9 pan. Bake at 350 decrees for 15 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, sugar lemon and 1 egg until light and smooth. Spread over baked layer, Sprinkle with 1 c. reserved crumbs. Bake at 350 for 15 min. more. Cool and cut into bars.

Lion House Rolls

Get going:
2 c. warm water
2 T. sugar
2T. yeast

Beat:
1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. shortening
2/3 c. dry milk
1 egg

Add yeast mixture to this.

4 1/2 c. flour
2 t. salt

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 min.

Meatballs

1 1/2-2 lbs. hamburger, thawed
3/4 c. oats
2 eggs
1/2 c. onion
1/2 c. milk
1 t. milk
1 t. salt
pepper
1 t. worchestershire sauce

Mix ingredients altogether. Put foil onto cookie sheets. Put hamburger into balls with ice cream scoop. Cook on cookie sheet @ 350 for 20-30 min.

BBQ Sauce:
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. vinegar
4 t. mustard
4 t. worchestershire sauce
1 c. BBQ sauce

Mix together and cover meatballs.

Serve with rice.

*Makes a great crockpot meal after church.

Lazy Lasagne

8 oz. spagetti noodles
2 t. butter
2 beaten eggs
1/3 c. grated parmesan cheese
1 c. cottage cheese
1 lb. ground beef, browned with chopped onion
1 can tomatoes (7 1/2 oz.)
6 oz. tomato paste
1 t. sugar
1 t. diced oregano
1/2 t. garlic salt
1/2 c. mozzerella cheese

Brown beef with onion
Cook spagetti
Beat egg, combine parmesan cheese, butter, and eggs.
Put noodles in 9x13 baking pan. Spread cottage cheese on top noodles. Combine hamburger with all the rest of the ingredients and spread on top of cottage cheese. Top with mozzerella cheese.
Bake @ 350 for 20 min.

*Makes a good freezer meal

Chicken Enchiladas

Tortillas
Chicken
Green chili enchilada sauce
Mozzarella cheese (grated)

Spice up thawed chicken (garlic salt, lemon pepper, etc...). Grill chicken. Warm tortillas in microwave or cook uncooked tortillas. Coat both sides of tortillas with enchilada sauce. Roll chicken and cheese in tortillas. Place in casserole dish. Bake 350 for 30 minutes. Seriously my new favorite recipe!

Berry Fluffy Salad

1 (32 oz) strawberry yogurt
1 (12 oz) cool whip
2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding

Mix well.
Add fresh or frozen berries to desired consistency.

Granola

Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl:

7 cups oats
1 cup Grape Nut type cereal
1 cup buttermilk powder
1 cup raw sunflower seeds
1 cup coconut flakes
1 cup sliced (or slivered) almonds
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1 t. cinnamon


Then combine the following ingredients in a separate bowl:

1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup maple syrup or 1 T. almond flavoring and 2 T. vanilla
1 cup honey

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool thoroughly, then add dried fruit:

golden raisins
raisins
craisins
banana chips

Chunky Chicken Chili

(Aaron McCargo Jr. Food Network)

4 oz. butter
2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed into 1/2 inch pieces
1/4 c. all purpose flour
1 large onion chopped
1/4 c. red pepper, diced
1/4 c. green pepper, diced
2 c. chicken stock
1 c. heavy cream
2 T. chili powder
1 t. ground coriander
1 t. ground cumin
1/2 to 1 t. cayenne pepper
1 T. cracked black pepper
1 T. Kosher salt
2 (14.5 oz) cans of great northern beans drained
2 (4 oz) cans diced Green chile's
1/2 c. sour cream
1 1/2 c. grated cheddar for garnish
2 stocks chopped green onions for garnish

In large stock pot, melt 4 T. butter over medium high heat. Brown chicken pieces until nicely colored and cooked through. Remove chicken and set aside.

Using same post, stir in the onions and peppers, and cook until softened. Add spices and cook until fragrant. Add flour to create a roux. Add the chicken stock to de-glaze the pan and stir int he heavy cream. Lower heat and cook until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Add the beans, Chile's nd chicken and simmer for another 6-8 minutes. At the very end, mix in the sour cream.

Spinach and feta stuffed Meatloaf

2 lbs. ground beef
2 large eggs
2/3 c. seasoned bread crumbs
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix
2 cloves minced garlic
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 c. ketchup
3/4 c. feta cheese, crumbled
3 T. sun dried tomatoes minced
1 10 oz pkg. frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry.

Reserve 2 T. of ketchup. In a large bow, combine the ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, onion soup mix, garlic, Parmesan cheese and remaining ketchup. In a small bowl, mix together the feta cheese and sun-dried tomatoes. On a cutting board covered with wax paper, pat the meat mixture into a rectangle, approx. 6x10 inches. Spread the feta cheese mixture over the meat rectangle within 1 inch of the edges. Place the spinach over the feta. Using the wax paper, roll the meat loaf so that the ends of the meat loaf are also completely sealed. Place int he crock pot cooker. Top with he remaining ketchup. Cover, cook on low 8-10 hours or on high 4-6 hours.

White Bread 101

(King Arther Baking Companion)
Makes 1 loaf

3 c. unbleached all purpose flour
2 t. instant yeast
1 1/4 t. salt
3 T. sugar
4 T. butter
1/4 c. nonfat dry milk
1/3 c. potato flakes (unseasoned)
1 1/4 c. lukewarm water

In bowl of a stand mixer, combine sugar, water, and yeast and let stand 5 minutes while you measure out the rest of the ingredients. After 5 minutes, add rest of ingredients to bowl and mix until a nice soft dough forms.

Let rise in warm place until double. Remove from bowl and shape into a rectangle. Roll dough up and place in greased 8x4 inch loaf pan. allow to rise until double once more. Bake in preheated 350 oven for 35-40 minutes.

Makes great sandwich bread, nice flavor and easy to slice.

French Bread

Makes 2-3 loaves

6 c. bread flour
2 T. yeast
2 T. Butter
2 1/2 c. water
1 T. salt

Mix in mixer. Let rise until double.
Pat into rectangle.
Divede into 2 to 3 loaves.
Roll tightly. Let rise 1/2 hour.
Mist with water.
Bake @ 425 for 25-35 minutes depending on number of loaves.

compliments of Wendy Jones

Green Chili Chutney

3 large annaheim peppers, halved, seeds removed
1-2 jalapeno peppers, halved, seeds removed
4 oz. can diced green chiles
5-7 tomatillos, husks removed
1/2 c. apple cider vinegar
1 c. sugar
dash chili powder
dash of cumin
dash of salt
1 large sweet onion, halved

Directions: Place peppers, tomatillos, and onion on baking sheet/rack. Roast in 350 degrree oven for about 25 minutes, or until nicely browned.
Place tomatillos and about 1/4 c. onion in blender and process until smooth.
Dice peppers
Add all ingredients except remaining onion into a large pot. Cook over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes or until thickened and reduced. Add more sugar/pappers to adjust the spiciness/sweetness to taste.

compliments of: myrecipegarden.blogspot.com

Green Chilie Chicken Salad

2 chicken breasts
1 c. Green Chile Chutney (see recipe)
1 c. Carmalized onions
2 c. Fres Pic De Gallo
1 c. shredded cheese
8 c. Fresh lettuce mix
Cilantro Lime Dressing (see recipe)

Directions:
For chicken:
Marinate chicken breasts in 1 c. lime juice and 1 c. oil, let stand for at least 2 hours in refrgerator.
On hot grill, grill chicken. Cool, shred.
For onion:
Slice 1 whole white onion into slices. In a medium saute pan, add 2 T. oil and saute the onions untio they are translucent.
Add onions and green chile chutney. Saute altogether.

compliments of: myrecipegarden.blogspot.com

Cream Puffs

1 cube margarine or butter
1 c. water
1/4 t. salt
1 c. flour
4 eggs

Melt butter or mar. In water with salt. All at once, add 1 level cup of flour. Turn heat low and stir quickly until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat and add eggs, one at a time, beating thouroughly after each egg is added. Drop by tablespoons on very lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 for 30-45 minutes. Makes 12 large cream puffs. If small cram puffs are desired drop by teaspoonfuls and bake for a shorter amount of time. Makes 50 small cream puffs. When cool, cut off top third and remove inside, then fill and replace top third and remove inside then fill and replace top. Best eaten within 1 hour of filling or else they get soft.

Filling:
2 6 oz. pkgs instant vanilla pudding
2 c. milk
1 pt. whipping cream
1 c. powdered sugar
Mix pudding and milk and fill each cream puff. Whip cream and sugar then add to cream puff on top of pudding. Replace top of cream puff. Can garnish with drizzle of choclate and cherry or just dust with powdered sugar.

Amber's Chicken & Rice Soup

Cook 3 lbs. chicken in 3 qts. water with chicken boullion, diced onion, and celery for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Remove chicken and dice. Save the broth. Saute 1 c. sliced carrots, 1 c. diced celery, 1 c. chopped onion. Add veggies to broth, chicken, 1 c. stewed tomatoes, 1 T. parsely, 1/2 t. pepper, and 1/2 t. poultry seasoning or sage.

Cook 20 min. Add 1 1/2 c. of cooked rice just before serving.

compliments of cousin Amber

Cilantro Lime Dressing

1 pkg. Hidden Valley Rance Dressing (dry mix)
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 samll jalapeno (remove seed)
1 c. mayo
1 t. lime juice
1-2 tomatillos (remove outer papery skins)
1 garlic clove

Directions: Blend all ingredients together in blender, chill.

compliments of: myrecipegarden.blogspot.com

Cream Cheese Frosting

Beat 1 pkg. cream cheese
add 1 cube softened butter
then fold in 2 cups of powdered sugar

Spread on pumpkin bars, carrot cake, or anything else you desire.

Yummy Potatoes

2 lb. package frozen hashbrowns (or real potatoes work too)
1/2 onion sliced and diced
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 pt. sour cream
1 cube melted butter
Top with corn flakes, cover, and bake at 350 until bubbly.